My Story

Hi, my name is Joey. I just wanted to jump on here and share my journey with stress & Anxiety and connect with you, since we are probably the best at understanding our struggles together :)

Stress & Anxiety all began for me when I was chasing the dream of becoming a professional soccer player. I loved playing the game but always had something holding me back - I was hard of hearing

On the field, I’d miss things the coaches shouted out, but to them it just appeared as me ignoring them. Now i know what you are thinking, why not tell them you’re hard of hearing? Well… In the past I was discriminated against and put on the bench for not being able to hear instructions :( It made me scared from then on to tell my coaches because I didn’t want to be left out and not be able to achieve my dreams.

In the end, teammates got frustrated & so did coaches. Inside I would feel a knot in my stomach that just never went away - the fear of not doing the right thing, of not being enough. That’s when anxiety began and has been with me ever since and followed into other parts of my life.

I share this not because of how tragic it is for me, I share this because we all have our moments and continue to go through tests and challenges. Wherever yours began, I’m here for you!

My goal for Calming Hearts is to build products that improve my environment at home or everyday routine so I can feel more relaxed. I'm hoping that by sharing these things with you I can help you in some way too!

Thanks, Joey